Cartridge capping and uncapping implement



(ModeL) W. H. NORTHALL.

CARTRIDGE GAPPINGAND UNOAPPING IMPLEMENT. No. 269,448. Patented Dec. 19, 1882.

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VILLIAM H. NORTHALL, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

CARTRIDGE CAPPING AND UNCAPPING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,448, dated December 19, 1882.

Application filed July 14, 1882. (Model) To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WM. HENRY NoRTHALL, of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairtield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Implements for Capping and Uncapping Cartridges; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in devices for capping and uncapping cartridges; and it consists in the combination of a frame provided with suitable recesses for holding the cartridges which are to be capped or uncapped, a pivoted operating-lever, and a slide having a sharp-pointed projection for uucapping the cartridges and a projection for forcing on the caps, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figure l is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same.

A. represents the body or frame of the implement, which is provided with the handle or extension B, and which has the two recesses C formed in one edge, to hold the cartridges to be cappedor uncapped. Also,formed on this body are the two guides G, between which the slide D moves back and forth, as it is forced in one direction by the lever E and forced backward in the other by the spring F. Projecting from the outer end of this slide is the sharp-pointed spur G for forcing the caps from the cartridges which have been fired, the cartridges being held in the outer one of the two recesses C. This spur is made screwthreaded, so that it can be adjusted to suit ditferent cartridges. Projecting from the inner edge of the slide near its inner end is the stud I, which as the slide is moved forward presses the cap upon the nipple of the cartridge that is held in the inner one of the two recesses C. The inner end of the operatinglever and the inner'end of the slide are made rounding, as shown, so that when the end of the lever is forced against the slide the slide is first moved forward in a straight line until the shoulder or cut-away part 0 passes beyond the edge of the inner recess C, when the inner end of the slide is forced inward toward the cartridge and the stud I forced against the cap on the other cartridge. As the cartridge is held rigidly in place in the recess C, the cap is forced on the nipple with ease, certainty, and dispatch. At the same time that the inner edge of the slide is forced inward the outer edge is forced outward, first causing the spur to be forced. into or under the cap and then outward, so as to pry it off the nipple. As the slide brings-both the spur and the stud into use at the same time, one cartridge can have the cap forced upon its nipple at the same time that another cartridge is being uncapped. The slide is provided with stops to prevent it from moving too far, and the spring is recessed in the inner edge of the slide, so as to push the slide both backward and outward at its inner end.

I claim- 1. In an implement for capping and uncapping cartridges, the combination of the body having recesses in its side or edge to receive the cartridges, an operating-lever, and

. a slide which is provided with means for uncapping one cartridge while it forces'a cap upon a second one, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of a body having one end provided with a recess, C, and turned at an angle, with an operating-lever, and a slide having a spur upon its outer end for uncapping the cartridge that is held in the recess, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the body having the recesses in its edge to receive cartridges, an operating-lever, and a spring-actuated slide having a spur upon one end and a stud upon its inner edge, substantially as set forth.

1n testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM HENRY NORTHALL.

Witnesses:

ALFRED B. BEERS, BERNARD. LEE. 

